The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-06-24
ONE MORE MURDER.
Henry Craig x.llod BY John Abbott.

A<oSt k'AOuaoy NFShhN 81 thS Ofo
bank coal mines near Corunna, an
other murder was added to Shiawassee
county's list of bloody crimes. The
participants this time were miners
two families named Craig and Abbott.
The two families occupy double
house. Craig's flmily consisted of
his wife, son and daughter; Abbott
and son kept house by themselves,
employing the Craig girl part of the
time to do the house work. The cir
cumstances leading up to the crime
are briefly condensed from Mary
Craig Abbott's testimony at the in
quest, and furnishes enough of the
facts for our readers to get an idea of
the situation of things. Last Satur-
day young Abbott and the Craig girl
were married-the cause of the muir
der. This enraged her father and he
made some threats. Monday morning
Craig came to Abbott's door and
asked if his girl was there and if she
was married, and had some CONVEX
sation with Abbott, calling him vile
names and threatening to kill him and
his son, and said che would be hung
as high as gilderoy for his daughter"
Abbott called to the girl to come
down and not leave the fight all to
him, "for you know it has got to be-"
Mary told him to have her father ar
rested; and acting on the advice he
went to Corunna and swore out a
warrant, and Craig was arrested.
When Craig returned from town he
went to Abbott's door and asked to
see his daughter, promising to behave
ii they would let him in. Hard words
soon followed between the men, and
soon all engaged in the general fight
which led 10 old man Craig's death.
Sheriff Cole arrested Abbott, his
son and his wife, Tuesday morning.
Coroner Retain was summoned to
hold an inquest, and accompanied by
deputy sheriff VanGieson and TINES
reporter, wen to Corunna, where a
jury consisting of Messrs. Frank Pea
cock, c. D. Smith, ]. N. Lemon,
Walter Payne, Samuel Fish and A.
A. Frain, was impaneled, and visited
the scene of the murder. Craig was
large, strong Scotchman, good ma
tured but quarrelsome when intcAica-
ted. The boys are both about 10,
and neither one up to the average in
intelligence, and from their appear
ance we should judge them to be
slough" cltizers.
From the testimony taken at the
inquest we condense the following:
DR.. E. H. BAILEY.
Was called to see Craig Monday
evening, found him insensble; found
four wounds on back of head. exam
ined the bone LAID bare but found no
fracture of tie skull; the post NOR
tenn revealed the fact that the axis or
first bone of the spinal column had
been fractured and small splinter
of bone driven through the vertebral
artery causing internal hemorrhage;
found a cut on left shoulder, there
must have been four blows on the
back of the head.
DR. w. c. Hume corroborated this
testimony.
MARY CRAIG ABBOTT.
After telling the circumstances
happening on Sunday and Monday,
previous to the fight, she said: Father
was getting mad and he lifted his fist
as high as he could to strike Abbott
and my brother went between them
and saved the blow; this was repeat
ed and my brother told Abbott he
had saved him getting his other eye
shut, and said 10 father you will have
to pound me as l won't have you
pound them in their own house; Mr..
Abbott was sitting still all this time
and did nothing only to say he would
not fight, Harry said that if John
would come out doors he could whip
HIM and he would bet dollar that
father could whip his dad; for 10 OF
IS minutes they scuffled around there,
father trying to get hold of Abbott
father pushed Harry out doors and
pulled John out; Abbott was at the
door, his son outside and father had
hold Of Harry; can't tell where the
club that is here came from or who
threw it, but it struck Abbott; they
got to scuffiing at the door; l had a
stick in my hands and told brother il
he did not get father away / would
hit him; someone took the club from
me; then ran into the front room
and shut, the door; when looked
around the house they were all run
ming after each other with clubs and
pitchforks; Mr.. Abbott was chasing
my brother with pitchfork; Johr
was chasing father down through the
oat field, saw him fall, guess he STUN
bled over something. he was pretty
drunk; 1 did not. see any of them gel
struck; / did not strike blow at am